Results of the 7th Sinaloa International Cartoon Contest

First Prize - Alirezaa Karimi Moghaddan, Iran

The theme of the 7th Sinaloa International Cartoon Contest was "Vanity".

GB Political Cartoon of the Year Awards 2019

From Ellwood Atfield.

Gillray Goblet for the Political Cartoon of the Year – Rebecca Hendin (The Guardian)

Ellwood Atfield are delighted to announce the winners of The Political Cartoon of the Year Awards 2019, presented by Ken Clarke and Kate Hoey at our gallery in Westminster.

Algeria: Cartoonist Nime charged with "insullting the State"

From Cartoonists Rights Network.

"The Chosen One"

Abdelhamid Amine, known by the pen-name Nime, was arrested in Oran, Algeria amid a wider crackdown prior to next week’s presidential elections.

18th Edition of the Sommets du cinéma d'animation

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Poster: Martine Frossard

You will find here the official selection of the 18th edition of the Sommets du cinéma d'animation, presented at the Cinématèque Québécoise from December 3 to 8, 2019.

16th Comics Rendez-vous in Gatineau

Famed comic novel author Emil Ferris will be in Gatineau Sunday December 1st., where she will be signing copies of the French language translation of her book My Favorite Thing is Monsters from 10:30 to noon and from 2:30 to 4PM at Gatineau's City Hall, 25 Laurier.

Small bookstores are booming after nearly being wiped out

From CBS News.

A growing number of shoppers will be supporting their independent neighborhood bookstores on Small Business Saturday. After nearly being wiped out a decade ago, small bookstores are booming.

Mike Lane 1941-2019

From The Baltimore Sun.

Mike Lane, pictured in 2002

Former Evening Sun editorial cartoonist Mike Lane took pleasure in tweaking his subjects but found more happiness in being with members of his family. 

He was surrounded by them when he died Sunday, November 16 at his home in Roland Park of complications of cardiac surgery. He was 78.